Minister responsible for the Financial Management Board, Mr. Pollard.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning. Mr. Speaker, that isn't a possibility. The department has advised the secretariat that they wish for us to terminate two employees. The process now is that we have written to those two employees and advised them of the request for termination. Those employees now have five days to respond to us at FMBS. In the meantime, an investigation has been started. Once I receive the results of that investigation and I receive the responses from the employees who can be assisted by the UNW in preparing their responses, then a decision will be made and recommended to me with regard to the action to take with these employees. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Since he indicated that the investigation is taking place, is it fair to say that he is discussing the issue of the investigation being done by labour relations? Thank you.

Mr. Pollard.

Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In light of what the Minister of Public Works and Services has indicated to this House, I would like to ask the Minister of FMBS whether the labour relations guidelines for his investigation will take into consideration the results of the investigation done by the chief safety officer of the Northwest Territories?

Mr. Pollard.

Mr. Speaker, I am not absolutely sure whether it will or won't be taken into consideration. Labour relations are the people who will conduct this investigation. It won't be influenced politically. I never influence these things. I let them go out there and do their job and bring the details back to me. Once I read those reports, if I think there are other factors that have been overlooked and so on, I may ask them if they have considered this or that. That has been done on rare occasions. So I can't say the kinds of things that they will be looking at, but I can say that we are going on the basis that a recommendation was made to us by a department head that two people be terminated. The department head has given reasons for the termination. That is where we start from. Were the procedures followed properly? Is the request for termination justified? What are the views of these employees? I can't say yes and I can't say no. I can just say I have confidence that labour relations will do a thorough investigation, as they always do. If I find there are some things missing, I will ask them to look at it again. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Final supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate that. I do have full confidence in Mr. Pollard assessing this fairly, along with labour relations. Is it possible for the Minister to advise this House the parameters of how these investigations are conducted, so the public can understand? Thank you.

Mr. Pollard.

Mr. Speaker, I will take that question as notice and I will table a document on Monday, a document that outlines, point by point, how these investigations are done. There is some variation depending on the circumstances of discipline or termination. I will get a general outline and table it in the House for all Members on Monday, Mr. Speaker.

Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Patterson.